Control means for gas burners



Aug. 7, 1934. L. F. STEVENSON CONTROL MEANS FOR GAS BURNERS Filed June 17, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. 155415 F .S'rzrzwom 7, 1934. L. F. STEVENSON 1,969,163

CONTROL MEANS FOR GAS BURNERS Filed June 17, 19152 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 7, 1934 UNIT states: FATE-INF" rel csmerals indicate likeparts;

ooN'moL MEANS: FOR GA's BURNER'S: Leslie-F; Stevenson, GenevajN. Y. a A e Application Junei 17, 1932, Serial Nm 617,829 5fClaiins.- (o1. 158 420) My invention" relates to a; control-meansfor" gasburners, and has for its primaryobjectthe provision ofa"- combined automaticandmanual' control for the fuel feed-for gas burners'such as are commonly used on gas'stoves:

An important object of-my invention 1ies-in the provision of an automatic air controlling means associated with the fuel control:

Another object of my invention" lies in the provision of animproved valve arrangementfor' controlling the fuel 'supp'ly to the gas 'burner.

Still anotherobject of my invention lies in the" provision of'a novel manual control cooperating with the-automatic control and which renders the device practically universal inits-application;

Other objects and advantagesin' 'deta'ilsof constructien' will be-apparent asthe description proceeds; reference now beinghad" to the-figures of the accompanying drawingsiorminga-=- part" of this :application; and wherein like-reference nu- In. the drawings 2 Figure-11 is aside view largely-in section illllS- trating my invention.

Figure-2 is -adetail -view-of*the*valve device thereof 'in closed-position: I

Figure 3 1s afr'ontplan viewof the cont-rolling means.

Figure bis an enlarged detail perspective view illiistratinga portion of the'valve structnre:-

Figure -5 -is acrosssectional view taken on the line-'5- 5 'ot Fi'gure '45 1 7 Figure fi is a detail view ofanother portion of the valye structurea While I have illustrated "my invention in" con nection: with-only 'one bnr-ner such as isfcommonly used on gas stovespit will be clear -that-each burner3'. 0f asstove isequippedwith a similar device:

The reference char-acter=-1 Zrefers generally toa"- (gas: burnercommunicating through a suitable pipe 2with a mixing chamber -3. These elements are usually and preferably'cast 'oridrmed -as a singleaunit;

The mixing chamber 31 is provided "at One'en-d- .zzwi'th suitableopenings 4 (see 7 Figure 3) for the admission ofair tothe-mixing chamber in ordertoprovide the proper-air andgas mixture-for" combustion:attheburner 1 i-sp'ider. arm '6; one :endof which overlies the bin'ner ":itsunderside'as' by=the screw-8 mm a le'afi "spring valve member; with the" 27' thereini member-9', the ireeendo wh icnengages witl'i'on'e end ofa'slidable' rod lfifjonriialed in tiie'thickenedportion' 11 of the wallofthemixing chami ber"3; The rodlO'is freelys'lidablethroligharid" guidedby a recess'lz insuc'h thickened p'oition 11. Thisr'od 10 is" preferably in two sections tele scoped together as' at 13"to' permit free slidin'g thereof "and to prevent binding during movement by the arcuatelymovable springs); Theoppos'itef k I end 'ofthe rod 10 is" p1'eferfa'b1y"thre'aded a's'at 14 for'adjustable rigid" engagement with a do'wr'iwardiy extending portion 15? of an actuating" bracket 16': V

This downwardly extending end l5'fo'f'the 'a'ctii' atingbracket 16' is adapted tq'engage' a shoulder provided adjacent the end 17 of a; slid'able valve member 18" adapted" for" longitfldinal sl'idJbl'" movement within "a'centrailly recessed outer valve portion 19 Whic'lris rotatable within" a"casi'r' g"2(l"" suitably supportedcwithin themi'iiihglichamber3f fo'r'its" entiredength' as at 23; communicating means of the reducedop'enin'g' 24with"the mixing chamber"? and: the connecting" pipe '2 to the burner l'f I v a V 1 Intermediate 'the ends of the jslidablefinn'er valve member 18therefis'pr'ovidd "afperipheral groove or recess "25' communicating ata plurality of points, as by means of the passages 26 witfrthe passagej 23 extending longitudinally,thibfighthe valve:' on 'on'eside of the' slidable valve member" 18V and communicatingiwithj'the recesses 25'fis."a" slightly elongated groovebr "recess 27 for" a purpose tote-described;- "f

Thereferencecharacter28 'ind cates ne main" gas supply: line; cornmunicatin'g i through tv 11 pas:- sage 29-in anexten'si'onfof the casin'g' 20;With'the rotatablevalve'menibenwf" Thisfrotatablefvalvefj member 'is p'rovidedat one "point Withf'an" elon gated slot "or opening 3li' adapted to communicate and with the recess-25"in the'-slidablevalve'mein ber l8- and in certainpositions of sii' chTslidable elongated slotor recess The'slidable valve membr'yls is-no mau ereedi 102i? to-th-=1e f-tin Figure "1 by means of a coil-spring 31' positi'one'd-Rvithinthe reces's'32' of 'tlierotary 7 Valve membrlQ and bearing at one end a'g'a'irrstf'; the valve casing? 19 a nd atf theother endfagains't th-Slid-ii-ig valvelsf Sti'h33' Of the-rotar t in the path of rotation of the pin 45 whensaid valve 19 extends outwardly and is cored out as at 34 in alignment with the core 23 of the slidable valve 18. Positioned within the openings or cores 28 and 34 is an elongated needle valve 35, the pointed end 3511 of which cooperates with the reduced opening 24 in the end of the sliding valve 18 and the opposite end of which extends to a point adjacent the end of the stem 33 where it may be engaged by a suitable tool for adjustment. A cover member 36a is removably positioned over the end of the stem 33 to protect the needle valve against inadvertent adjustment. The needle valve 35 has threaded engagement with the sliding valve at 361), for adjustment. The rotary valve member 19 is normally urged'to the'left into close engagement with the inner wall of the casing '20, by means of the coil spring 37 positioned between the end of the valve member 19 and a housing 38 suitably secured as by screw threads, to the casing 20.

Hinged to the front 39 of the mixing chamber 3, as at 40, is the air control cover-member 41 encircling the housing 38 and normally urged into flat covering engagement with the end of the mixing chamber 3, thus covering the air openings 4..

The cover member 41.is normally urged into this covering position by means of a leaf spring 42 carried by the front of the mixing chamber casing and engaging at its lowerfree end with an extension 43 of the cover plate 41 above the hinge point 40. The normal engagement of these parts 42 and 43 is such as to urge the cover member 41 into flat engagement with the front ofthe mixing chamber casing. V

The actuating bracket'lf) is adapted to engage with its end 44 the inside of the cover member 41 when such actuating member is moved to the right as shown in Figure 1, androck the cover member away from' the air openings 4, for a purpose tobe described. r

' The rotatable valve member 19 is provided with a pin 45 extending into the recess 32 in which the valve member 18 slides. The rear end of the slidable valve member 18 is provided with a cut-away portion having a, beveled or cam surface 46 lying pinv is rotated in one direction.

The outer extending end of the valve stem 33 is provided with a handle 47 to which is attached a resilient pointer member 48 cooperating with 'a scale segment '49 which scale is provided with three stoppositions or notches indicated as A, B, and C,'fin Figure 3.

The operation of my invention will now .be described in view of the foregoing described con-Q "struction and arrangement .of parts.

Withno vessel in position over the burner 1 and therefore, not engaging the end of thespider 6, such spider will by virtue of the heavier end 7' be normally rocked on its pivot with the burner end thereof elevated and the heavier end 7 there Figure 1 which in turn movesthe actuating mem-- ber 16 and rod 10, also to the left. Thispermits 7 70,, 7 j rotary valve member 19and with the passage 29 to the main gas supply 28. In this position-there-.

of lowered. In this position there is no tendency to move the plunger rod '10 to the right in Figure 1 and consequently the spring 31 causes the slidable valve member 18to move .to the left in the air control covering 41 to close, andbrings the relatively small port or recess 27 in the valve member 18 into registry with the port 30in the fore, and withthe rotatable valve 19 turned to the position shown in Figure 1, that is, with the point .in' the center or B position, it will be clear that a very small amount of gas will flow through the passage 29, passage 30, small recess 27, communicating recess 25, passage 26, openings 23 and 24 r in the mixing chamber and. to the burner. It will be understood, of course, that the needle valve 35 will have first been adjusted to the desired degree for maximum flame when the other valvesare open. This provides a very low flame at the burn rocks the spider upon its pivot, raising the end 7 which causes the spring 9 carried thereby to move'the plunger 10 to the right in Figure l,

carrying with it the slidable actuating bracket 16 which simultaneously slides the valve member 18 to the right and rocks the covering 41 to open position. Movement of the slidable valve 18 to the right brings the large peripheral recess I 25 into direct registry with the passage 30 in the valve member 19 and the passage 29 to the main gas line. Obviously therefore, the flow of both air and gas to the mixing chamber is increased simultaneously with the setting of a vessel on the burner, which of course, results,

in instant full flame at the burner. Theamount of movement of the air control member can, of

course, be regulated'in any suitable manner to v provide the proper mixture under these circumstances. Obviously also other types of air controlling means could be substituted for the particular one shown which is illustrative only. It. will be clear, therefore, that the flame at the burner 1 is thus automatically controlled from low flame to full flame by the positioning of a-vessel on the burner. V p If it is desired to shut off the flow of gas to the burner entirely, the user merely rotates'the a valve member 19, by means of the-handle 47, to the right until the pointer 48 reaches the position A on the scale 49. member 19 will carry its elongated recess 30 In this position the valve:v

out of registry with the gas passage 29 thus.v

shutting off completely the flow of gas to the mixing chamber.

Iran the other hand, it is desired to control or regulate the amount of flame duringthe use' of the burner, the valve member .19 can be rotated to the left from the center position towardsi;

the position Con the scale. 49, which, results in the end of the elongated recess 27v covering and,

uncovering tothe desired degree the passage 29 thereby regulatingthe amount of flame as de: sired. It willbe noted also thatupon rotating the valve member 19 to the left in Figure 3, for

flame regulating purposes, the pin 45 carried by the valve member '19, engages with the came;

surface or edge 46 on the slidable valve member. U 18, causing such slidable valve member to move" of the spring 31, whereby to bring the relative.-

-to the right in Figure 1, against the tension theport 30 and passage 29. This actioninsures 1 sufiicient fuel for the burner 1 during this .op- ,eration whether the spider 6 is lowered overfl j the burneror not andpermits regulationsof the flame regardless of whether a vessel is :on or, off

the burner." U

Likewise, if desired, the needle valve 35 *may" be used in flame regulation.

It will be clear also from the foregoing cone struction and assembly of parts. that for-dis,-

mantling the device for cleaning and the like, all that is necessary is to unscrew the casing housing 38 whereupon the valves 18 and 19 can be pulled outwardly as a unit, the pointer 48 of course, being first disengaged from the scale 49. This is an added convenience contributing to the usefulness of the invention.

Of course, changes may be made in details of construction and arrangement of parts Without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I do not limit myself therefore, to the exact form herein shown and described other than by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a gas burner, a fuel supply line, and a fuel control assembly therebetween comprising a slidable valve having ports for providing communication between said supply line and said burner, a rotary valve for regulating and controlling the registry of said ports with said supply line and an independent adjustable needle valve extending through both said valves for regulating the flow of fuel to said burner.

2. In combination, a gas burner, a fuel supply line, and a fuel control assembly therebetween comprising a slidable valve having ports for providing communication between said supply line and said burner, a rotary valve for regulating and controlling the registry of said ports, with said supply line, said rotary valve encircling said slidable valve, and an independent adjustable needle valve extending through both said valves for regulating the flow of fuel to said burner.

3. In combination, a gas burner, a fuel supply line and a fuel control assembly therebetween comprising a slidable valve having ports for providing communication between said supply line and said burner, a rotary valve cooperating with the ports of said slidable valve and said supply line for regulating and controlling the registry of said ports with said supply line independently of said slidable valve, and an independent needle valvefor regulating the flow of fuel through said assembly, said needle valve extending through and being adjustable in said slidable and rotary valves.

4. In combination, a gas burnerQa fuel supply line and a fuel control assembly comprising a slidable valve having ports for providing communication between said supply line and burner, a rotary valve surrounding said slidable valve for controlling the registry of said ports'with' said supply line, and cooperating means on said valves for causing sliding movement of the slidable valve upon rotation of the rotary valve in one direction.

5. In combination, a gas burner, a fuel supply line and a fuel control assembly comprising a slidable valve having ports for providing communication between said supply line and burner, a rotary valve surrounding said slidable valve for controlling the registry of said ports with said supply line, cooperating means on said valves for causing sliding movement of the slidable valve upon rotation of the rotary valve in one direction, and means normally urging said slidable valve in one direction.

LESLIE F; STEVENSON. 

